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LESS THAN A DAY TO GO! If you are going to support, it's time . . . Read down to the stretch goals, and see Update 16, to see what's in the box! If you need more detailed lists of each reward level, see Update 26.

Ogre
was the first game I ever designed. It came out in 1977! It’s been out of print
for years, except for the miniatures rules. I’m constantly getting requests to
bring it back, and in 2008 we started working on a new edition . . . a
“designer’s edition” that would be as big and beautiful as any wargame you’ve
ever seen.

Even
as planned right now, the game is huge. The current prototype weighs 14 pounds! There are three huge maps - one 17" x 21" Ogre map and two geomorphic two-sided G.E.V./Shockwave maps. The hexes are 1.5" across, with counters to fit. And the Ogre and building counters are 3-D models made of heavy cardstock. There are already about 40 square feet of chipboard in this game.

We couldn’t sell this for $100 if it weren’t for the cash that Munchkin
has brought in (thank you, Munchkin). But it’s something I want
to do.

Why
are we using Kickstarter, when we had decided to do the project no matter what? Three
reasons:

- First, our margin on this
game is low, so we had to be conservative in our plans. We couldn’t put a
10-year supply in the warehouse. We were going to print only 3,000, which is
the absolute minimum we were sure of selling in a year or so. There would
probably not have been expansion sets, or even a reprint. Something that’s
expensive to do at 3,000 units is impossible at 1,000!

But with Kickstarter, we can
reach a lot of people quickly, and gauge our support. If the initial print run
can be bigger, fine! If the gamers show that they want an expansion set later,
then I get to do it! (Edit: And they did. And I will!)

- Second, because I got
literally hundreds of requests to pre-order the game, and we don’t do
pre-orders. When we get our new shopping cart set up, sure . . . but that won’t
be any time soon. By using Kickstarter, we get a pre-order system automatically.
And, because so many people said they wanted more than one copy, we’re offering
options for two and even three.

- Third, because with
Kickstarter we can have stretch goals, which will let us add more components
and improve the ones that are already there. (Edit: And boy, oh, boy, did THAT work out well!)

The
$200,000 stretch goal is the one that excites me the most, because that’s the
level where we can afford to turn the two two-sided maps into four one-sided
maps. That doubles the potential play area. (Edit: DONE!)

And
some of the support levels are intended to let the gamers get into the game.
Everybody who buys a game on Kickstarter will be acknowledged both on our
website and on the box. At higher levels, you can put your initials on an Ogre,
get painted into an illustration, or even get your own custom counter sheet. (Edit: Those have all been taken . . . sorry . . .)

So please support us. Help us show that classic wargames aren’t dead. And
remember the guys you played Ogre with in high school or college?
Let them know so they can reserve a copy too. Spread the word!

Thank
you. It means a lot to me to be able to do this, and with your help, I can.

-
Steve Jackson

UPDATES! Remember to check our updates (see the blue box at the top of this section). We have posted more info, news, files, video . . .and we will keep updating.

EXTRAS

Any supporter may add any number of these extras to his
support level, depending on his shipping address. You’ll have to add the indicated amount to your pledge. When the project closes, we'll send out a survey to all the backers, and you'll use that to tell us what extras you wanted.

All the extras listed below ship free within the US. International supporters, you can get them all EXCEPT the Extra Counter Set by picking an International Shipping box (listed at the end of the Extras) that will hold your selection. Afterward, while supplies last, Warehouse 23 will carry these extras . . . but Kickstarter-exclusive items will only be shipped to names/addresses we find on our Ogre supporter list!

* Patches!

All
embroidered. All, by surrrrvey demand, Velcro backed. $5 each. We will manage
to fit up to 4 patches in addition to any recipe listed for any flat rate box. Image here.

PANEURO -
3” round, Paneuropean helmet logo, blue on white, which is NOT what the picture shows.

OGRE -
3” wide, NOT the square shown in the image but more similar to the green one beside it - black Ogre silhouette above red OGRE logo on white background.

OGRE GREEN - As shown - all embroidery is black and the background will be
dark green or OD.

* Shotglasses - $4 each, $15 for any four packaged in a Uline box. All of
these are gold on black. Shotglasses will not be
shipped in small flat rate boxes; that way lies broken glass and sorrow.
Four designs, images here:

- The
Ogre

-
Combine logo

-
Paneuro logo

- Black
Rose (the green Merc faction)

(US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Four extra Ogre dice – $6. Two each blue with the Combine symbol and red with the Paneuropean symbols. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Four variant Ogre dice – $6. Green and black - each color has one Paneuro and one Combine die. (US free shipping,
and see new International Shipping below.)

* One copy of the exclusive Kickstarter sheet (green Ogres, Targets Go Boom) – $8 . We are also adding one extra copy of this sheet to every order at $150 or based on $150. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* One copy of Exclusive KS Sheet #2. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* One copy of Exclusive KS Sheet #3. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Lapel Pins – $8 for two pins, one blue Paneuro, one red Combine. See below for the two logos. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Military style cap with black embroidery: the Ogre logo in outline with a
silhouetted Ogre in front of it. $18.00. Image here. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* "Ogre Supporter 2012" T-Shirt – $20. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

* "Ogre Blueprint" T-Shirt – $20. White on blue, as shown below. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

* "Battlesuit" Shirt, US Addresses Only – $20. White on black. No words, just big guns. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

* "The Ogre Pursues" Shirt – $20. Illustrated by John Kovalic. You will choose brown ink on tan, white ink on black, or white ink on royal blue. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping
below.) By decision of the surrrrvey, we will add an impage of the Ogre logo crushing the Munchkin logo. You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of
the project.

* "Ogre Endgame" Shirt – $20. A lot depends on whose turn it is! White on black. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

* "Car Wars Pre-Support" Shirt – $23. Based on the original Car Wars
cover, multicolored on white, saying “I Made Steve Jackson Work on Car
Wars.” We expect this to ship separately and early. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

If the shirt is all you want, pick it from the menu of reward levels, and not as an extra! Supporters at the $23 and $30 levels will get to choose between this shirt and the one below.

* "Car Wars Classic" Shirt – $23. Based on the original Car Wars
cover, multicolored on white, with no slogan. We expect this to ship separately and early. (US free
shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify
the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

If the shirt is all you want, pick it from the menu of reward levels,
and not as an extra! Supporters at the $23 and $30 levels will get to
choose between this shirt and the one above.

* "Ogre Green and Orange" T-Shirt – $25. Fluorescent orange and green on black. This is the one Steve is wearing in the intro video – or see below. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.) You will specify the size you want in the survey at the end of the project.

* Classic Counter Set – $25. Six sheets, more or less 8" x 10", with counters for every type of unit in the Designer's Edition, but rendered in the "classic" black and white style. 1" square, die-cut, about 1.5mm chipboard. Over 350 counters total. (Edit: Maybe more like 300. Really not sure. Will try to get a good answer before the project closes!!) Yes, these are expensive compared to the extra "regular" counters, because it's a much shorter print run, but you asked for them and we're doing them. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Extra Counter Set – $40. A duplicate set of all the full-color counter
and overlay sheets that ship with the Kickstarter edition of the game. This
will include all sheets, including Kickstarter exclusives, added as stretch goals. (US free shipping. See new International Shipping below.)

* Ogre-Sized Bag – $40. A huge, heavy-duty canvas bag, imprinted with the Ogre logo and big enough to carry the game box. Red, with yellow and black printing . . . (US free shipping. See new International Shipping below. The international shipping for this is unreasonably expensive, but you have the option.) NOTE that we have added this bag FREE to the US $150 support level, because that level didn’t have enough goodies. It does now!

* Big Ogre
Woodkit - $50

Made
in-house on our own laser. Will look about like the big one in the photo, but with the
detail from the little one. We don’t have a final sample to show you because it
will take hours to set up and hours more to run each one, but it’s an in-house
project, so we can get it right.

Being
wood, it’s paintable, stainable; whatever you decide to do.

About
10.5 inches long. It will come already punched out and packaged in its own
box to protect it in travel. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Tournament Ogre Package – $50. Three
extra of the orange Ogre map. Useful for stores and conventions that want to run
several games at once, but you will want the Extra Counter Set, too. (Edit: Actually, there are now so many different counters in a single copy of Ogre that you could easily populate four basic-scenario maps at a time without buying extra counters, as long as you limit players to reasonably balanced forces.) (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

* Giant Battlefield Set – $60. Double the
size of your battlefield! FOUR big maps – one of each of the FOUR big (G.E.V.-style)
maps in the set. (US free shipping, and see new International Shipping below.)

NOTE that because we reached our $200K
stretch goal, you will get four one-sided maps instead of two two-sided maps.
You will be able to create a hex battlefield of the size not seen since the
glory days of SPI and GDW.

* Extra Copy of the Game – $95. One more copy of Ogre. Only available if your basic support level includes just a single Ogre.
This is provided at the request of (for instance) the people at the $200 Ogre-naming
level, who wanted an extra copy of the game. Please don't order more
than 2 of this extra, because we are limiting individual supporters to
3 each. US only, please.

International
Shipping Extras

Here are
three Extras, each representing a different-sized USPS Flat Rate
box. Each gives two costs: one for Canada/Mexico, and the other for Everyplace
Else. If you
add one of these boxes as an Extra, that covers your shipping fees on whatever
we can stuff into it. Some typical recipes will be listed under each Extra. If
you order a box and no other Extras . . . well, please don’t do that.

We will deliver this box to the USPS. It will go through your national
customs and then, for good or ill, into the hands of your national postal
system. This is “US Priority Mail."

Note
that a medium box is definitely bigger than two smalls, and a large is
definitely bigger than a small and a medium, but two mediums are bigger than a
large.

Be sure to
read the “substitutions” note after the Large Box listing. Sorry this is so
Byzantine. Maybe we’ll find a way to make the next one better. In the meantime,
do your best to calculate, and we’ll do our best to hold up our end.

International
Shipping: Small Box

Canada/Mexico:
$13. Everywhere else: $15. (You are not losing your mind; that number was $17 until it was pointed out that $17 represented an increase from the earlier rate for the smallest possible international "extras" order.) Untrackable and uninsurable. We will not send this size box to Brazil.

Can
hold: One shirt plus a couple of dice sets or pins, OR five sets of dice or
pins. Maybe more, but let’s not promise more than five. This is a little box,
so a counter sheet will not fit at all.

NOTE: If you order a game from outside the US, and the only extras you order are pins, dice, and the Ogre Supporter
T-shirt, and we can get your stuff into a Small flat rate box, shipping is FREE. The extras do have to be a separate shipment; we can’t get them into the
carton with the game, but we won’t charge for that shipment.

$75,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! Thanks to everyone who voted in the survey to choose the contents of this sheet. Another bonus! We will create a big Exclusive
Kickstarter Counter Sheet and add it FREE to every Ogre game ordered through
Kickstarter. A double chipboard sheet (about 10" x 16") of 3-D counters,
including a lot more buildings and one each Ogre Mk III and Mk V with graphics exclusive to
Kickstarter supporters. The survey decided: The buildings will include a nuclear reactor and a lot of other things to shoot at, and the Ogres will be green. We call this sheet "Targets Go Boom!"

$90,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! Steve started working on the new scenarios last night . . . Four new Ogre scenarios designed by Steve
Jackson will be posted to the SJ Games website: one each week during the month
of November (the game’s release month). At least one of these will play off
of something new introduced on the $75K counter sheet.

$100,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! A bonus for everyone! We will include the Ogre
blueprint poster in every copy of the game, and we’ll announce at least one
more stretch goal.

$120,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! We'll post some pictures of acrylic vs. urea so you can see the difference you made. At this level, the game dice get much nicer
for everyone. Instead of using the standard die material, urea (which is available in
only a few standard colors), we will order a mold suitable for acrylic dice. This will
increase our die cost, but we will be able to create the dice in many more (and
cooler) colors, forever.

$130,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED!You have totally proved to everyone that Steve can spend more time on Ogre. Steve is happy! Four more Ogre scenarios by Steve Jackson will be posted during December 2012.

$140,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! And Steve was up late last night drawing overlays in his head. Now to find some paper . . . At this level, your game gets heavier (again). A new full-sized (not the 8"
x 10" we first offered at this level) sheet of terrain overlays will be created and added FREE to every copy of Ogre.

$150,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! Now Phil has to schedule that container! Your support has earned you an
early release for YOUR copies. At this point, we will have enough Kickstarter copies
to fill a 40-foot container. So . . . that container will be the first one
shipped out, and Kickstarter copies will start shipping two weeks before the
regular release date.

$175,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! Phil, go to China, please, and talk to the factory! You have made the dice bigger as well as shinier. Instead of
the standard 16mm dice in the original budget, we’ll go up to 19mm. And,
of course, they’ll still be acrylic.

$200,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! Now we need to figure out what that did to box weight! You have made the game MUCH better for everyone! Instead of two double-sided
maps, every copy of the game will include four single-sided maps. You will be
able to use all four maps in a single game if you want to! Yes, print costs just went up a lot, but so did the awesomeness of the
game, and your support made that possible.

$250,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! This is the level at which we use two containers! One 20-ft and one 40-ft container of games will come to Austin . . . and these will ship one month earlier than the distribution copies.

$300,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! We are now committed to releasing an Ogre computer game, for some platform or platforms, by the end of 2014. It might very well be a lot sooner. This is totally separate from the record sheet app, which will be free and come out before the boardgame ships. This is not an addition to any current reward levels - this is just something that your support and feedback has convinced us to do.

$325,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! We will release an Ogre expansion set late in 2013, with new units and at least one map. The pricing and contents will be determined by survey. Mmmm, surrrrrvey.

$350,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will add a new 11.5 x 17.625” Kickstarter-exclusive sheet containing either more 3-D units, or more 2-D units and/or overlays. (To avoid increasing weight, we have canceled the one unsold $3,000 custom counter sheet.) We will survey to see what YOU find most interesting, and the survey includes requests we have had in comments, such as “Flat Ogres” and “Old-style square B&W counters.” We have had a number of requests for duplicates of the extra overlay sheet that was the $140,000 goal. So, having hit $350K, we will also “unlock” that sheet, print more copies, and put it in every set sold -- and we will offer it in W23 so you can buy individual extras. This means that the supporters' exclusive sheet will be one YOU voted on, instead of the one I had made up. But everyone still gets the one I made up . . .

$375,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Translation! This goal is in honor of our Eurogamer supporters. We will make the rules and scenario book available, in PDF form, in one other language. The new survey lists ten languages where we know we will find a lot of gamers. Update: The survey is over. A translation will be released in German.

$400,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Pocket Ogre! By popular demand, a new “mini” edition of Ogre that will look a whole lot like the very first edition. We will send a copy to everyone who pledges $150 or over, regardless of what that support consists of - so Canadian and overseas supporters will automatically get one to say “thanks for paying all that postage”. This edition will eventually be sold in regular distribution, but not until the summer of 2013, so supporters can gloat over it for a whole year.

$425,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! More Tom Smith music! At
least 30 minutes, with several different tracks: we’re talking about themes for the
GEVs, the infantry, and so on. We’ll offer this as a free download to everyone
who sponsors at the $25 level and above. (There may be a ringtone in there, too
. . .)

$450,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Okay! Somehow, some way, we WILL bring back the Ogre miniatures (and not just the Ogres themselves, but the whole line). Maybe resin, maybe metal. I have already gotten some interesting responses from custom casters.

$475,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will run a scenario contest, pick at least four winners based on fun and balance, tweak them if required, and put them online. We will also combine them and the previous eight scenarios in a laid-out color PDF and make that file available (probably by DropBox) to everyone who supported at $25 or above.

$500,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Classic counters. Okay. We said we would never do these. You changed our minds. They will be available as an extra and in Warehouse 23.

$525,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will replace the cardboard "Ogre garage" in the box with a heavy-duty vacuum-molded piece. More expensive, but you've told us you want it. To anticipate questions: We can probably order extras of these for W23, but not as part of Kickstarter. And they will not have separate lids, because really, the Ogres should be heavy enough that they won't just jump out.

$550,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will start interviewing for a full-time Ogre line editor in the Austin office, because it looks like this game is back for the long haul.

$575,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will put Ogre Miniatures, 2nd Edition on the schedule for late 2013, as both hardcopy and PDF. It will incorporate the material in the "update" PDF now available, as well as whatever gets developed as we work on Ogre over the next year. There will be new photos and new graphics. Good thing we will have a Line Editor!

$600,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - I will
come to at least two major summer/fall game conventions in 2013 (which ones?
Still to be determined). The point is that at those conventions I will make
Ogre my main focus, rather than That Card Game. I will run Ogre events, blow up
your CP, and discuss what will be in the next supplement(s).

$601,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - New unit added! For those who weren't excited by the convention goal above, here's a goal that specifically improves the set for all KS supporters. I will add the Heavy Weapon Team unit type to one of the Kickstarter exclusive sheets. Some counter sponsors want to put them on their sheets, too. This will be an improved (both clearer and more flexible) version of a unit that appeared only in Ogre Miniatures. Rules will be online, so as not to make the purchasers of regular editions go crazy looking for a counter that is not in the set.

$650,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - We will do some kind of special launch event in Austin. It may be a
simple, free open house where you can pick up your game and get it signed. Or
it may be a mini-convention with food, events, special giveaways, maybe a GoH.
If it’s a convention, there will be a cost to attend, but we will not offer the
memberships through Kickstarter, as there is absolutely no time to sort out
details or set a reasonable fee. I guess I should surrrrrrrrrvey to find out what
you prefer. (Edit: Enough of you like this idea that we like it
too and hope to do it, but many commented that since they don't live
close it's a meaningless goal. Hmm. Lesson learned. So see the goal below.)

$651,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Two more new units added! I will add (a few) Engineers to one of the Kickstarter exclusive sheets, plus a Vulcan. The Vulcan will be flat, matching the scale of the sheet of flat Ogres provided by supporter Michael Johnson - thanks, Michael! Preliminary rules for Engineers and Vulcans, developed from Ogre Miniatures, will go online when the set is shipped to you, and your reactions to those rules will shape the final version of the Engineers/Vulcans supplement . . . if and when you choose that as a release. Surrrrrrveys will continnnnnnue.

$700,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Drive Offensively! We will launch a Kickstarter project for Car Wars! We *think* this will turn out to be a refinement of Car Wars Compendium 2.5, but you'll tell us. Our supporters at the [new] $23 level and higher will be invited to join an exclusive Car Wars forum, where we’ll build the new edition from the ground up - issues like "which classic cover do we use?," "10 phase, 5 phase, or 3 phase movement?," and "do we include boats?" Once the project launches, surveys will be open to the public, but only supporters of the current project will get in on the preliminary planning. And we'll take everything we have learned from our Ogre Kickstarter project to make the Car Wars project even better. If we make this goal, the private Car Wars forum and surveys will launch before the end of 2012. The game will be published in late 2013. (PS #1 - And we will add staff as necessary to make sure that the Car Wars and Ogre projects don’t compete for attention!) (PS #2 - To make sure this is clear: Supporters of Ogre are not receiving a copy of the new Car Wars. You’re just making us DO it. Thank you . . . we think!)

$750,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! - Say thank you to the Car Wars fans, because they helped us to this probably-final goal for Ogre. Because you asked for this the most: we will cram one more exclusive Kickstarter sheet into your box. If it drives up shipping, we’ll eat the cost. Contents will be determined by surrrrvey (one option will be a 3-D Vulcan), and when we post it we’ll give you as much info as much as possible about the already-planned sheets so you know what you are already getting. That surrrrrrrrrrrvey will be posted AFTER the campaign ends - this page will still be here and we will keep updating!

$782,000 - GOAL ACHIEVED! We have regained first place for Board/Card Game Funding. There was whooping and hollering. A video will be posted.

Since you are being excellent to us, we will continue to
be excellent to you in whatever ways we can - and we have already found a couple of ways to improve the project further - but there will be
no more specific stretch goals. Support as you wish, tell your friends while there's still time, and it ends where it ends. This has been an incredibly successful campaign. Thank you all again!

FAQ

Absolutely! And you do NOT have to send us mail about it. You must increase your pledge to the amount that covers what you want. When the project closes, we'll send out the survey, and you will tell us what you want for that money. You will NOT be able to increase your pledge when filling out the survey, though!

We are now offering options for games to ship to Canada, the UK,, Australia, Europe, and Scandinavia. It's expensive. You may get a better deal through your regular retailers. (Update: Most of the extra swag can go in International Flat Rate boxes through USPS. This is discussed under Extras.)

The interaction of Kickstarter with local gaming stores was a big part of our discussion as we worked on the plan. Our best take on it is: If the Kickstarter effort fizzles, it won't affect stores noticeably one way or the other (OK, as this is posted: it clearly has not fizzled!). If it succeeds, then local retailers WILL lose some of the sales they would have had from early buyers who have spare change. Our hope and belief is that this will be more than made up with early sales to the people who read about it on Kickstarter but missed the one-month window, and later sales to those were NOT going to be early buyers, and might not have gotten it at all, but will end up getting it because of the extra promotion and, more importantly, because the extra stuff added thanks to Kickstarter will make it irresistible even at the $100 price.

We will have a very good idea how this works out overall, just by watching sales patterns, and we will share the information for the guidance of other publishers, whether it works out to "This was a fantastic idea" or "Don't go there, it's a trap."

Update: I just heard from one big distributor who agrees that KS is good for the game, and is placing a BIG order.

One reason we stopped at three copies was to prevent speculation and protect the local retailer. If you really want more for yourself, thank you, and please buy them from your friendly local game store! If you have no friendly local store, tell the unfriendly local game store that you’ll buy a copy, and see if that gets a smile. You will be also able to order online from Warehouse 23, but please, before you do that, check to see if you have a local game store.

Fair point. We added the $300 support level to let retailers get the Kickstarter edition at a discount. This level is ONLY available to existing brick-and-mortar retailers that we verify ourselves. (Retailers who support at $600 can get two $300 packages, and so on.)

No. Regardless of which of those three levels you support at, you only get one set of swag. If you want more swag, you'll need to pick it up as part of the extras, or else support at $150, and (for instance) pledge $300 and tell us on the post-KS survey that you want the $150 package twice.

The 3-D counters in the game are made of 2mm chipboard, a cardboard-like material that's laminated with artwork on both sides. The flat counters will be 1.5mm chipboard. We'll give you a closer look at the counters in an upcoming video.

As far as Steve can recall, there's only one actual new rule (playtesting the new edition actually found one “edge case” not covered by previous editions!). And building Structure Points are now represented by separate chits. The other differences are just what happens when you combine Ogre, GEV, and lots of Shockwave into one book and then eliminate redundancy. (Update: Some very intelligent comments on the forums appear to be leading toward the addition of one new terrain type, which will appear only on overlays.) (Update update: And Infantry really should have been able to treat rail as roads, and now they can.)

We set "Okay, Car Wars will happen on KS" as a stretch goal. It is about to be reached. If you are a Car Wars fan, there are two CW shirts available in this project: one with snarky slogan, one without.

Kickstarter will send out a survey as soon as the project closes. Even if you sent us a note about what you want, please repeat the info on the survey. That will make it MUCH easier for us to get everything right. But you MUST pledge the complete amount for what you want BEFORE the project closes.

However, you do still need to include the cost of those extras in your pledge! Once the project closes, we can't accept more money for extras through Kickstarter.

Our shirt printer routinely does from Men’s Small to Men’s 5XL. We do not plan to offer women’s cut shirts or child sizes. If we get a LOT of requests for those, we could add them. Send us a comment with the specific women’s/child size you’d request. We’ll see.

No. As big as those maps are, that would actually add a noticeable weight of paper and glue, and our box weight is now locked down. (So this is also the answer for any other "can you add X to the box" question.)

It is not, despite the leftover "everything above" language in the older support levels, which we now know never to use again, no matter how long it makes the reward definitions. We will publish an update that lists exactly what is included in each reward level, in plenty of time for you to change your support levels up or down as needed to get what you really want.

These sheets will be available separately from the sponsors, and not through Kickstarter, or directly from SJ Games at all. But we’ll post details on the Ogre web page to make it easy for you to locate the sponsors.

No. One name per pledge, regardless of number of boxes purchased. If you absolutely need to get multiple names on the box, please set up each game purchase as a separate pledge through a separate Kickstarter account. Sorry. We had to set a limit, and the manageable limit is "one."

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Your name will be listed as a supporter on the Ogre website, and a PDF of the Ogre Miniatures rules (which is being slightly revised as a by-product of this project) will be e-mailed to you.

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $23 or more

4 backers
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Car Wars Supporter Level. You get the multicolored shirt that says “I Made Steve Jackson Work On Car Wars.” And, of course, access to the private forum if we hit the stretch goal! US only, please - but see $30.

Estimated delivery:Aug 2012

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Pledge $23 or more

115 backers

PLEASE NOTE that the Car Wars T-shirt is not a part of any other rewards, regardless of any previous "everything listed above" notes. Clearly we need to publish an update that is NOTHING but the spelled-out lists of what is available at what level. Thanks for your patience.

Car Wars Supporter Level. You get the multicolored shirt that says “I Made Steve Jackson Work On Car Wars.” And, of course, access to the private forum if we hit the stretch goal! US only, please - but see $30.

Estimated delivery:Aug 2012

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Pledge $25 or more

98 backers

The above, plus PDF copies of The Ogre Book and Ogre Scenario Book One.

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $30 or more

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Car Wars Supporter Level, International. You get the multicolored shirt that says “I Made Steve Jackson Work On Car Wars.” And, of course, access to the private forum if we hit the stretch goal! The shirt will fit in a USPS International box and we can ship it anywhere at all. It will be possible to tuck Ogre dice or lapel pins into that box for no extra shipping.

Estimated delivery:Aug 2012

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Pledge $30 or more

32 backers

PLEASE NOTE that the Car Wars T-shirt is not a part of any other rewards, regardless of any previous "everything listed above" notes. Clearly we need to publish an update that is NOTHING but the spelled-out lists of what is available at what level. Thanks for your patience.

Car Wars Supporter Level, International. You get the multicolored shirt that says “I Made Steve Jackson Work On Car Wars.” And, of course, access to the private forum if we hit the stretch goal! The shirt will fit in a USPS International box and we can ship it anywhere at all. It will be possible to tuck Ogre dice or lapel pins into that box for no extra shipping.

Pledge $100 or more

1,822 backers

THE GAME! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. NOTE: If you prefer NOT to be listed as a supporter, please put this in the comments field!
(US only. At this time, our bids for shipping are so high that we are not offering foreign shipping on games.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $150 or more

2,186 backers

THE GAME PLUS THE SWAG. Everything at the $75 and $100 levels. (US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $151 or more

1 backer
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$151 - Read this if you supported at $150! There is no actual $151 level. This is a note to tell you that we have added an extra Kickstarter exclusive counter sheet (regular price $8) and an Ogre canvas bag (regular price $40) to the $150 US-only level.
Of course, the $245 and $335 levels, which are based on the $150 level, also get one extra counter sheet and one canvas bag.

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $152 or more

187 backers

CANADA! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Canada, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Canada only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $191 or more

56 backers

ZONE D! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, or the Netherlands, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Listed nations only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $192 or more

91 backers

UK! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to the UK, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (UK only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $195 or more

100 backers

As the $100 level, but you get TWO copies of the game.
(US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $200 or more

10 backers
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Name an Ogre! As the $100 level, but you get your initials, or some other 3- or 4-character combo, in the ID of one 3-D Ogre or Fencer counter. We reserve the right to say No, We See What You Did There, Try Again. (US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $210 or more

36 backers

ZONE H! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, or Norway, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Listed nations only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $221 or more

71 backers

AUSTRALIA! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Australia, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Australia only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $245 or more

222 backers

As the $150 level (that is, game plus swag), but you get TWO copies of the game.
(US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $249 or more

4 backers

SINGAPORE (finally)! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Singapore, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Singapore only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $275 or more

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ZONE E! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, or Slovenia, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Listed nations only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $285 or more

10 backers

As the $100 level, but you get THREE copies of the game.
(US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $299 or more

9 backers

CANADA x 2! Two copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Canada, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Canada only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $300 or more

59 backers

For brick-and-mortar retailers ONLY! For $300, you will receive four copies of the Kickstarter edition of Ogre, one T-shirt, and one extra Kickstarter counter sheet so you can show off the constructible Ogres and buildings. Your store name will be in the list of supporters. NOTE that we WILL call, and/or confirm with distributors, and/or send MIBs to your address, to verify that you are a genuine brick-and-mortar store. Any unverified supporters at this level will receive two copies of the game and nothing else! So do NOT choose this level unless you can prove that you are a real, currently operating, brick-and-mortar retailer.
NOTE ALSO that this has to ship to an address in the continental US, but the store itself does not have to be in the US.

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $335 or more

81 backers

As the $150 level (that is, game plus swag), but you get THREE copies of the game.
(US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $379 or more

6 backers

UK x 2! Two copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to the UK, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (UK only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $415 or more

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BRAZIL (finally)! One copy of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Brazil, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. Important note: The "small box with certain extras gets free shipping) offer does not apply to Brazil. We will not send a small box to Brazil, because that box cannot be insured, and there have been repeated issues with packages, even insured ones, sent to Brazil. Be aware of all this before you support at this level, please, because you ship to Brazil entirely at your own risk. (Brazil only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $437 or more

1 backer

AUSTRALIA/NZ x 2! Two copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Australia or New Zealand, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Australia and NZ only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $446 or more

0 backers

CANADA x 3! Three copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Canada, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Canada only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $566 or more

1 backer

UK x 3! Three copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to the UK, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (UK only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $653 or more

0 backers

AUSTRALIA/NZ x 3! Three copies of Ogre Sixth Edition, shipped FedEx to Australia or New Zealand, plus everything from the $25 level, AND your name on the box (on the side of the box bottom), AND a 4-color “thanks for your support” certificate signed by Steve Jackson. (Australia or NZ only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $995 or more

3 backers
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The $150 level, plus one of Steve Jackson’s own unopened archive copies of the FIRST edition of Ogre, with the Winchell Chung cover art. The first-edition copy can be signed, or left unopened - your choice.
(US only.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $1,977 or more

5 backers
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Sponsorship at this level will improve the rulebook by letting us hire a fantastic illustrator to do some character images.
The $335 level . . . PLUS our artist, working from your photo, will put you into rulebook illustrations, and your name will appear in the credits. Depending on your own look and your preferences, you might be an officer, a trooper, a tanker, a refugee, a civilian leader, a technician . . .
(Okay, at this level we will ship your game anywhere.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $3,000 or more

5 backers
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You are sponsoring a whole 8" x 10” counter sheet, which will go into every copy of the game. We’ll work with you to determine what goes on the sheet and how it will be colored. The unit design will have to fit Ogre canon (no clown faces on the Superheavy Tanks, no overt advertising on the Ogres . . .) but that still leaves a lot of leeway. Your name will go on the sheet as sponsor, and we’ll send you at least a dozen extra copies of the sheet.
This also includes everything at the $100 level.
(Again, shipped anywhere.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $4,500 or more

8 backers
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Your own exclusive 8" x 10” counter sheet. Want an Ogre with your logo on it? Want a squadron of pink GEVs? No problem. We’ll work with you on colors, design, and choice of dies. You’ll also be able to print your logo, name, or other stuff on the margins of the sheet. This could be a promo item for a convention, distributor, or big retail store.
These sheets won’t go into the actual game. We will ship you at least 3,000. We’ll own the remaining copies but (unless you wish otherwise) they’ll stay in our warehouse for at least a year after the new Ogre game is released. If you want to resell your sheets, rather than just give them away, you’ll have to sign a licensing agreement to use the Ogre name and images, but that won’t cost you extra.
This also includes everything at the $100 level.
(Shipping free in the US. You will pay actual shipping costs outside the US.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $4,500 or more

1 backer
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Your own exclusive 10.5 x 17.125” counter sheet. You must use one of our existing dies; your best choices are Combine armor, Paneuro armor, or a sheet full of Ogres. Time is short, so you must either provide your own art to our specs, or make the "paint" job simple. You’ll still be able to print your logo, name, or other stuff on the margins of the sheet. These sheets won’t go into the actual game. We will ship you at least 3,000. We’ll own the remaining copies but (unless you wish otherwise) they’ll stay in our warehouse for at least a year after the new Ogre game is released. If you want to resell your sheets, rather than just give them away, you’ll have to sign a licensing agreement to use the Ogre name and images, but that won’t cost you extra. This also includes everything at the $100 level. (Shipping free in the US. You will pay actual shipping costs outside the US.)

Estimated delivery:Nov 2012

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Pledge $5,000 or more

1 backer
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Your Own Ogre Convention. Steve Jackson will attend your 2-day Ogre event anywhere in the US or Canada (you can ask about other locations, but no promises!). You will need to cover Steve’s hotel and travel costs separately, and dates have to fit his existing commitments, so factor that in, and please talk to Steve directly (post a comment with your contact info) before you pledge! You also get four copies of the Kickstarter edition, your choice of $600 worth of Ogre swag or extras, and naming rights to one Ogre in the Designer's Edition as described for the $200 level. Steve will bring a large stack of party favors (including three of our prototype 3-D Ogres which you can use as prizes), run events, talk about upcoming projects, sign things, and other general convention stuff. Or you can do it as a house party and only invite a few people. Your call.

Estimated delivery:Jan 2014

Funding period

Apr 11, 2012 - May 11, 2012
(30 days)

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